Saddle Brook Public Schools

The Saddle Brook Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Saddle Brook, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

Saddle Brook Public Schools
Address
355 Mayhill Street Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 United States
Coordinates	40.905323°N 74.089793°W / 40.905323; -74.089793
District information
Grades	PreK-12
Superintendent	Danielle Shanley
Business administrator	Raymond Karaty
Schools	5
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,798 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty	150.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	www.sbpsnj.org
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $23,708 45 $18,891 25.5% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,967 27 14,783 −5.5% 2 Classroom Instruction 7,881 22 8,763 −10.1% 6 Support Services 2,500 37 2,392 4.5% 8 Administrative Cost 1,562 20 1,485 5.2% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,659 32 1,783 −7.0% 13 Extracurricular Activities 340 9 268 26.9% 16 Median Teacher Salary 58,475 22 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 1,798 students and 150.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[1]

The district's schools are accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[3]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6]

Preschool / special education

• Washington School[7] which houses a number of the district's early intervention special education programs, with 54 students in PreK

Elementary schools

• Franklin Elementary School[8] with 320 students in grades K-6
  • Lori Cohen, Principal[9]
• Salome H. Long Memorial Elementary School[10] with 272 students in grades K-6
  • Jaynellen Jenkins, Principal[9]
• Helen I. Smith Elementary School[11] with 311 students in grades K-6
  • Deborah Wunder, Principal[9]

High School

• Saddle Brook High/Middle School[12] with 794 students in grades 7-12, combining both middle school and high school in a single building
  • Brenda Coffey, Principal[9]

Construction projects

The district underwent a $23 million expansion and renovation campaign to update facilities and providing new instructional space for its growing enrollment. Renovations at the three elementary schools were completed toward the conclusion of the 2004-05 school year with full occupancy at the opening of the 2005-06 school year in September. At the middle/high school, two large additions went up during the school year. One area houses a state-of-the-art library/media center and six new classrooms, while the other area houses a new gymnasium/fitness center. Renovations that began in the summer of 2005 brought updated science labs to the middle/high school.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][13]

• Danielle Shanley, Superintendent[14]
• Raymond Karaty, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education, with nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[15][16][17]

References

1. District information for Saddle Brook School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 8, 2014.
4. School Data for the Saddle Brook Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
5. About Our District, Saddle Brook Public Schools. Accessed June 14, 2020.
6. New Jersey School Directory for the Saddle Brook Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
7. Washington School, Saddle Brook Public Schools. Accessed June 14, 2020.
8. Franklin Elementary School, Saddle Brook Public Schools. Accessed June 14, 2020.
9. Administration, Saddle Brook Public Schools. Accessed June 14, 2020.
10. Long Memorial Elementary School, Saddle Brook Public Schools. Accessed June 14, 2020.
11. Helen I. Smith Elementary School, Saddle Brook Public Schools. Accessed June 14, 2020.
12. Saddle Brook High/Middle School, Saddle Brook Public Schools. Accessed June 14, 2020.
13. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
14. Welcome to the 2017-2018 School Year, Saddle Brooks Public Schools, August 28, 2017. Accessed November 19, 2017.
15. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
16. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Saddle Brook School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed June 1, 2020. "The Saddle Brook Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District.
17. Board of Education, Saddle Brook Public Schools. Accessed June 14, 2020.

External links

• Saddle Brook Public Schools
• Saddle Brook Public Schools's 2015–16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Saddle Brook Public Schools. National Center for Education Statistics